Roadguy is always interested to learn what’s on the minds of his alert readers.

For alert reader Steve, the answer is, of all things, Bogota. He points us toward this story about that city’s “urban happiness movement” and its annual Day Without Cars, and he adds:

How about a Minneapolis car-free day during bike-to-work week?! That would be sweet.

It would certainly be good for the air, though Roadguy wonders whether it would sweeten or perhaps further sour bike-car relations.

Meanwhile, Roadguy’s former boss Ben offers us this story out of Boston — it describes the tensions that have built up on the Minuteman Bikeway as the path has grown in popularity.

Also on the topic of yielding on crowded pavement, alert reader Melissa writes:

OK, I don’t normally e-mail you but ran into a situation I would love to see people blog about. I was driving south on 169 [yesterday] morning to work, traffic was very light and when an ambulance was coming [with] lights and sirens, I had no problem pulling to the side of the road. The problem was I was the only one. About 30 cars/trucks etc. sailed by me on the side of the road with the ambulance on their tail in the fast lane. I also struggled to get back up to speed from the shoulder with 60 mph traffic cruising along. I see this often and am wondering what others think about pulling over for emergency vehicles.

Roadguy is always driving around on important business, but he realizes that whatever he’s up to pales in comparison to an ambulance’s mission, so he always tries to clear a path. Still, it can be no fun to try to get back up to speed when the other drivers don’t let you back into the flow.

If you’ve got thoughts or stories about the matter (or about Boston or Bogota), add ‘em below.

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